This Wave Is Coming for Her!

This Wave Is Coming for Her! Finally out—

Jiang Lu looked at the old man standing before her. He wore a black robe, its cuffs and collar embroidered with golden patterns, and gripped a golden staff tightly in his hand.

His white hair fluttered endlessly under the effects of his spiritual power, yet his face bore not a single wrinkle of old age.

A spell cultivator!

One of the strongest Dao cultivators in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.

Among the hundred arts of cultivation, they stood at the head.

A powerful spell cultivator needed no external objects; they could use any medium around them to launch attacks.

However, the threshold for entering this path was possessing formidable mental strength and spiritual power, and the demands placed on one's Spiritual Roots were extremely high.

She had not expected to encounter a spell cultivator on such an occasion.

The staff in his hand continuously radiated waves of white light. The barrier around them relied on that light to remain stable.

Upon seeing him, Fu Yao hurried over, excitement in her voice tempered by a trace of respect.

Elder An had finally appeared. But he had actually set up a barrier—could there be something wrong with this Magic Beast?

"Elder An."

Elder An nodded, then looked toward the violent Magic Beast beyond the barrier, his voice sinking slightly.

"This Magic Beast is close to the sixth rank. I am no match for it alone. Watch over the disciples and have them restore their strength quickly. We can only wait for the other elders to arrive."

Fu Yao's expression immediately grew tense at those words.

Elder An was a Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator, yet even he said he was no match. Just how terrifying was this Magic Beast's strength?

She immediately turned and arranged for the injured disciples to take Dan and recover.

"Junior Brother Ren, how did you discover it?"

She then stopped before someone and looked at him as she asked.

Ren Haotian, a direct disciple of the Sunrise Sect, ranked third.

Ren Haotian sat cross-legged, his hands slowly lowering with his exhale. Feeling the spiritual energy within him steadily recovering, a trace of relief appeared in his eyes.

When Fu Yao came to question him, he immediately rose and saluted her before answering.

"Senior Sister Fu, this is what happened."

"That day, we entered through the dense forest. It was originally an ordinary training expedition. The demon beasts we encountered at first were fairly normal, but later, we discovered new spirit plants appearing every so often, so we went to gather them. Yet as we walked, we realized we had lost our way."

"Then we arrived here and found that the aura around us was vastly different from before. It was also extremely quiet everywhere. I had a faintly bad feeling."

"Afterward, we accidentally entered the Magic Beast's cave. It was cultivating inside at the time. We disturbed it when we entered, and that was why it chased us down."

Ren Haotian was helpless after finishing. They had simply been far too unlucky. Moreover, the team he led had only come to make up the numbers. Who could have expected them to find it even faster than the disciples who had been assigned missions?

Everyone was speechless upon hearing that. Was this what it meant to plant willows without intent, only to find them casting shade?

"Master, you need to be careful!"

Chi Li's voice was somewhat guilty. It strongly suspected that the Magic Beast had looked at its master just now because the aura of the Spirit Pearls on it and that stinking dragon had not yet been fully concealed.

Sensing the unnatural note in Chi Li's voice, Jiang Lu's expression darkened as she looked at the Magic Beast.

Could it be that the Spirit Pearls her two spirit beasts carried belonged to this Magic Beast?

This... truly was an ill-fated bond.

Thinking this, Jiang Lu immediately tightened her grip on her spirit sword, her eyes fixed unblinkingly on the violent Magic Beast outside the barrier.

Her Divine Sense continuously searched through her spatial storage for something that could hold it off. Her strength was not high, so she could only seek another way.

The sky gradually darkened. The Magic Beast's ferocious giant paws slammed down upon the glowing white barrier one after another like a torrential rain.

Every strike came with a deafening boom. The heavy wall of energy instantly caved in across a wide area, fine cracks rapidly spreading from the point of impact. The entire barrier shook violently, its flowing light flickering bright and dim, as though it would shatter with a thunderous crash the next second.

Elder An stood at the very front of the barrier, the knuckles gripping his staff clenched white. His back teeth ground with creaks, while scorching cold sweat continuously slid down his cheeks, soaking his gray-white beard beneath his chin.

The spiritual energy around him was being continuously drained. His chest rose and fell sharply as he stared fixedly at the increasingly fractured barrier, anxiety churning wildly in his heart.

The surrounding disciples held their breaths, none daring to make the slightest sound. Everyone gripped their weapons tightly, their backs drawn taut like bowstrings, their gazes unanimously fixed upon the Magic Beast and Elder An.

Everyone anxiously prayed in their hearts for the other elders to arrive with aid as soon as possible. The barrier would not hold much longer. Once it shattered, every cultivator present would become food for this Magic Beast.

Besides, even if they joined forces with the elders and defeated this Magic Beast, it would only be a case of injuring the enemy by a thousand while harming themselves by eight hundred.

In the darkness...

There were quite a few demon beasts watching like tigers eyeing their prey.

"If only we had an array master. Then Elder An would not have to struggle there alone."

A disciple suddenly said.

"Why?"

Jiang Lu looked at him in confusion.

"Fellow cultivator, you presumably do not know. Arrays can trap enemies and save oneself as well. In a situation like this, if we set up a defensive array, we could wait for reinforcements within it without lifting a finger."

The disciple continued.

Jiang Lu looked astonished. That could be done too!

Then, upon further thought, it did make sense. It all depended on how one used arrays.

It was as if Jiang Lu had opened the door to a new world. If that was the case, perhaps it was not only arrays. Among the other hundred arts, there might also be things worth trying.

All of a sudden—

The barrier gave a cracking sound. Hearing it, Jiang Lu raised her head along with everyone else.

That last blow from the Magic Beast had used all its strength, smashing a crack into the entire barrier!

She immediately looked toward Elder An and saw that his aura had become somewhat unstable, as though he had already reached his limit.

Jiang Lu inwardly cried that things were bad.

The Magic Beast had now reached the brink of rage. If the barrier could no longer hold and Elder An ran out of spiritual power, they would be in great danger.

The more one feared something, the more it came to pass.

The Magic Beast swung another blow. Amid the trembling, the barrier shattered completely.

Everyone immediately retreated in panic.

Elder An spat out a mouthful of blood. He swung his staff, sending a blast of spiritual power toward the Magic Beast, then staggered back several steps.

Fu Yao immediately stepped forward to support him, worry in her eyes.

"Elder An!"

"Do not worry about me. Set up the formation, quickly!"

After saying that, Elder An shoved Fu Yao's hand away.

Fu Yao nodded in response, then raised her sharp blade and pointed it at the Magic Beast.

"Disciples, form the array!"

As soon as she spoke, everyone immediately scattered. Jiang Lu watched them and promptly retreated to one side.

Watching everyone bustle about, her left eye twitched wildly. Why did she have such a bad feeling?

Then her gaze collided with the Magic Beast's.

Jiang Lu: ...

Magic Beast:!!!

The instant their gazes met, the Magic Beast bared its fangs and pounced toward Jiang Lu.

She carried the aura of its Spirit Pearl!

It was this human who had ruined its plans!

Damn it!

Jiang Lu immediately turned and ran!

It was over!